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Turkey, United Kingdom, Sudan, Macedonia

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2020-03-08

Scholars debate whether Philip’s Companions also had a small shield like the pelta of his Macedonian infantrymen. Whether this is the case or not, it appears they discarded it by the time of Alexander’s crossing into Asia in 334 BC

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate

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2020-02-24

Each Macedonian soldier of Philip II would have to carry arms and armour, rations, utensils, blankets, road-building tools, medical supplies, a thirty-day supply of flour and any personal possessions in a backpack. Altogether this weighed c.40kg.

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate

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2020-02-17

dear Diary, today I've encountered the Macedonian Tau-Lambda charioted Theseus for the first time and felt somewhat like that

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2020-02-02

By 323 BC the number of Asian battalions in Alexander the Great's army far outnumbered the Macedonian contingents in size and strength. Among them were some of the finest cavalrymen in the whole of Asia, hailing from noble Oriental families.

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate

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2020-01-20

Macedonian King Antigonus demands Egypt pay homage to him. Egyptian King Ptolemy, a descendant of Macedonian Alexander the Great, pays Athens to war with Macedonia. Ancient intern'l politics. Welcome to 265 BC
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2020-01-06

Scholars debate whether Philip’s Companions also had a small shield like the pelta of his Macedonian infantrymen. Whether this is the case or not, it appears they discarded it by the time of Alexander’s crossing into Asia in 334 BC.

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate.

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2019-12-29

Each Macedonian soldier of Philip II would have to carry arms and armour, rations, utensils, blankets, road-building tools, medical supplies, a thirty-day supply of flour and any personal possessions in a backpack. Altogether this weighed c.40kg

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate.

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2019-12-22

Clockwise: United Kingdom, Macedonia, Sudan, Chile

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2019-12-20

Some improvements I made to my map of recently include:

✅sharpened detail, particularly the railways
✅a lighter background colour
✅updated names and labels, inc. North Macedonia

🛒 Available as a high quality print here: https://t.co/lrWFPajKPW

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2019-12-03

By 323 BC the number of Asian battalions in Alexander the Great's army far outnumbered the Macedonian contingents in size and strength. Among them were some of the finest cavalrymen in the whole of Asia, hailing from noble Oriental families.

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate.

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2019-11-23

Athens and several other prestigious city-states attempted to resist the rise of Philip II's Macedonia, which they rightly saw as a threat to their sovereignty. Yet a decisive defeat against Philip’s forces at Chaeronea in 338 BC emphatically ended their fight.

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2019-11-10

Scholars debate whether Philip’s Companions also had a small shield like the pelta of his Macedonian infantrymen. Whether this is the case or not, it appears they discarded it by the time of Alexander’s crossing into Asia in 334 BC.

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate

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2019-11-01

Each Macedonian soldier of Philip II would have to carry arms and armour, rations, utensils, blankets, road-building tools, medical supplies, a thirty-day supply of flour and any personal possessions in a backpack. Altogether this weighed c.40kg.

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate.

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2019-10-25

By 323 BC the number of Asian battalions in Alexander the Great's army far outnumbered the Macedonian contingents in size and strength. Among them were some of the finest cavalrymen in the whole of Asia, hailing from noble Oriental families

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate.

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2019-09-26

Warlord Wednesday; New pre-orders for Black Seas: fleets, squadrons & famous ships; tactics of the KPA; Macedonian focus & paint guides + adding propellers to Blood Red Skies minis. - https://t.co/s9TF9wC1FQ

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2019-09-19

Tokuiten Macedonia (“Singularity Macedonia”) (2018)
By: Pocorit/Kawasemi Makiko
Pages: 34
Summary: Chaldea goes to a Macedonia singularity. Alexander realizes quickly that this is the very same time period from when he was a young boy.

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2019-08-31

Each Macedonian soldier of Philip II would have to carry arms and armour, rations, utensils, blankets, road-building tools, medical supplies, a thirty-day supply of flour and any personal possessions in a backpack. Altogether this weighed c.40kg

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate

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2019-08-15